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This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris and other venues around the host city. The opening ceremony was held on 28 August with competition beginning the following day. The last day of competition and the closing ceremony was held on 8 September. [1]
In 2016, the Paralympics were held in South America for the first time. No Paralympic Games have been hosted in the continents of Africa and Antarctica. Host cities are selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Currently, they are selected seven years in advance. [1]
The original schedule was from 25 August to 10 September 2020. To postpone the Paralympics until 2021, all events were delayed by 364 days (one day less than a full year to preserve the same days of the week), giving a new schedule of 24 August to 9 September 2021. [5] All times and dates use Japan Standard Time
A Highland Middle School and Atherton High School grad who's won an astounding 17 medals at the Paralympic Games for Team USA got a very special send-off as she heads to Paris for the 2024 ...
The Paralympics will feature 22 sports in 23 disciplines, with a total of 549 events across 11 days. There are the traditional draws such as swimming, basketball, tennis and athletics.
A cumulated global TV audience of 1.8 billion watch the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games. [9] Over 3000 journalists covered the Games. [5] 2004: International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWSF) established with the merger of ISMWSF and ISOD. [1] 2005: Paralympic Awards are presented for the first time. [9] 2006
Following Wednesday's Paralympic opening ceremony, Thursday will mark the first day of action for the 2024 Paralympic Games, which will last through Sept. 8. The day will feature intense ...
The Summer Games of 1988 held in Seoul was the first time the term Paralympic came into official use. "Spirit in Motion" is the current motto for the Paralympic movement. The current Paralympic flag is used since 2020 and contains three colours, red, blue, and green, which are the colours most widely represented in the flags of nations.